Translation 2783

Faeroe and F,)hetland Islands: Later they move nortilnorieast.,
soon appear near Medvezhii Island and Spitzbereen. Some go east as,
far a:s Novaya. Zerilya, or are seen off tiie P^urma.n t,;oast.
The reverse migration ben-ir_s in au.tui:tn, althou-h. so,;ie ;;roups
have been seen in open waters off northern Eox:way in January, rebr.ù--
ary, and March. In Povember and Lece„iber the iiunil)-i».ck whales arrive
at their winte:cin,t;--grounds.
Those of the 1•lesu Atlantic hes:d. winter
in the: region of the Antilles ana Bahamas and adjacent waters
In ApI^â.l huTu}-back whales 'appear in 'uue coas ^L^zl waters of
1las:.achuuetts t,42 0 2d) . They are also seen off iiej-t1'ou::cilai;d in Apri1.
',uheir movement from the ^:e-t•tfoundland regioii follows t wo routes. bome
of'* them continue to move northward and pass throu^^i !)avis Strait into
.t3affin jiay.
Uthèrs_turn to trie northeast and enter inc. ureenlrLnd
Sea through I)enr7al:k âtrait, continuin^, to move towards :lcdveziiii
1:fi land .
'vhese whales do not enter the ea.stern part of t,e ?,arents cea.
rlump-b7.ck whales migrating soutla,ard have been obser.ved in
the t:ewfoundlarid region , as early as the end of September and in October.
In October and Ivovember# and even in :Uecetnber, . ti ►ey have been
observed near I•iase,achusetts.
in the rroxLherr; aart of the rvL-lantic Ocean h,zmp-back whales
feed mainly on crustaceans --•- Thrsanoessa inermis and v.e^_'I.n^cl;iphanes
nôrve,iiça. In coa:rtal waters tn::y eat herxi.ng ana ca.pelin. Uei)halopods
and Pte-ropoda have been found in their stomachs.
Sexiia.].lyM._ia.ture malos are about 11.7 metres iri 1ength, arid
fe°.ivues about 11.0 metres. Gewtai;ion lasts for rather les:: -ccian 12
months. `1'ne average - length of izet•t-born calves is 4.5 metresl they
feed for about six ii-ion t'ns on tne mother' s milk, the fat content. oi'
which is ul) to 40j
The. spout emit'Eed by a hLUAÿ--oack whale is not hi h, it consists
of fine spray, '.Che inte'rvals at which tue anisais appear on
the * surface of the wa%er vary ttidely and del)ena on i.ne circums-;anceS.
T.)uài.s;g the lactation perioti t,Ie 1•thaleb usually dive iox• only a i'ew
minutes.
The c:u:ration of tci;:: b.l'erl.th9.ng na,uNe varics fro;;i a i'ew minutes
1,o 2() .or ^0 ininuL•es.
exceed eil;•ht or nine knots.
'- hoir rate of moveriont u::ual:l.y dôea riot
Among ectops>,.rasites ti ►o most comruonly ou:;c:rvc;c are bax'Iia.cles
citl i;inv,^ t. and .t1.a,puc:r;:z „i.cl i.it the a:-e;;i.on of tliu u.rot;t•>>ital ori--
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